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GOLF: WERNETH Golf Club are celebrating after lifting the coveted Archie Preston Trophy. They were dramatic 4-3 winners over Turton at Disley in the final of the Manchester...
Date Published 05/10/2011
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S six-match unbeaten run came to an end at Seel Park last night when they lost 2-1 to Bamber Bridge in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. Striker...
Scunthorpe 0, Athletic 1 THE WORLD has turned many a time since Athletic last managed a victory in a knock-out competition. The last such win enjoyed by the club was against...
CHRIS Clarke, the latest Oldham RL player to sign a new one-year contract, will be glad to see the back of 2011. In April his father Colin died in Manchester Royal Infirmary,...
Paint Trophy offers Latics Wembley bait VICTORIOUS Paul Dickov has his sights firmly set on a Wembley appearance after a fourth Shefki Kuqi strike of the season sent Athletic...
CHEMIST BATTLES PARKING PAIN CORONER'S WARNING AFTER ROAD DEATH STRIKERS ENDS LATICS' CUP DROUGHT ... there's more (click story)
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.40 Avonvalley 6.10 Sunrise Dance 6.40 Newby Lodge 7.10...
Date Published 04/10/2011
TABLE TENNIS: SADDLEWORTH CC A made it three wins from as many games in Division One of the Oldham Table Tennis League. Ian McLean was unbeaten in both matches against...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RUFC 31, BOLTON 8 OLDHAM survived a second-half onslaught from Bolton to seal a hard-earned triumph in North Lancashire Division One. It was a third...
RUGBY: A STRONG defensive effort helped Waterhead notch a fifth victory in seven matches in the National Conference League's interim competition. Facing a Castleford Lock...
Jupiter, the biggest planet in the solar system, is discussed by our local astronomer. If you’re a late-night person, you may have noticed on the occasional clear nights...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport I WAS delighted to see Stefan Savic score his first goal for Manchester City in our 4-0 win at...
BOWLS: GARY Ellis and Graeme Wilson, crown green bowling’s top two players, gave the sport’s followers a weekend to savour. The pair reached two important...
COME along to the Failsworth Townswomen’s Guild meeting tonight at Failsworth Town Hall, Oldham Road, 7.30pm. New members and visitors welcome. “CORONATION...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY entertain Bamber Bridge tonight in the Evo-Stik League Division One North (7.45pm kick-off). The Lilywhites go into the contest on the back of a...
NAOMI Bishop and Sascha Kindred are among 12 new local stars to be acknowledged for their sporting achievements. The names of Olympic diver Bishop and swimmer Kindred, who...
Martyn meets... PHIL CHALK — the local man behind a host of children’s TV shows ANY man who can sincerely and seriously, without a hint of irony or the semblance of...
EXPECTATIONS are being managed by Athletic at Scunthorpe tonight. While Glanford Park is the scene of one victory for Paul Dickov’s side already this season, that...
A DNA pen is the latest weapon in the fight to keep Oldham’s homes safe. Police are urging residents to make their mark on their property with a pen that contains a...
BOXING: RONNIE Heffron will take on Chris Johnson for the Central Area welterweight title later this month — if he comes through another bout unscathed. The...
OLDHAM have re-signed hooker John Clough, who believes Roughyeds will be gunning for promotion in 2012. Formerly with Salford, Leigh and Blackpool, 27-year-old Clough has...
A STAR pupil from Oldham who made great efforts to help others has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Not only did Yasmin Jolly scoop an A* and and 2 A grades in her...
REUBEN Reid has been hailed as a shining light by his manager. Athletic’s five-goal top scorer put in a man-of-the-match effort against Exeter City and was unlucky not...
A WOMAN who has brought hope and comfort to people whose world is rocked by the words: “I’m sorry, you have cancer,” has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham...
SALVATION Army church leader Chris Neilson is facing an uphill battle to raise cash. Fitton Hill-based Chris headed out to the Himalayas on Saturday to begin a six-day trek to...
CELEBRITIES have added some glamorous backing to Christie’s Month — one of the region’s biggest fundraising events. Throughout October, the Christie charity...
THE green light has been given to the drainage scheme that is hoped will breathe new life into the Churchill playing fields in Greenfield. The final stamp of approval was...
A ROYTON mum is hoping her fundraising effort will help research into her son’s rare kidney condition. Vicky Guerriero-Fletcher (29), of Hawkshead Drive, is pounding the...
A ROW over allowing the public to speak on proposals to close Shaw and Crompton pools ended in shambles - with the meeting suspended and the room cleared. Around 50 people who...
Tory Conference CONSERVATIVE Party co-chairman Baroness Warsi says some of the proposed political boundary changes, which includes wiping Oldham West and Royton off the map, are...
